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Validation and cross-cultural comparisons of the German Childhood Attachment and Relational Trauma Screen (CARTS)
European Journal of Psychotraumatology ( IF 5.783 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-27 , DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1918901
Louisa Leuchter 1 , Paul Frewen 2 , Brigitte Lueger-Schuster 1
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ABSTRACT

Background: Child maltreatment is embedded in a complex system of familial, societal and cultural influences. However, the microsystemic framework in which child maltreatment occurs has not been sufficiently accounted for in previous measures of trauma history. In order to include this relational context, a novel survey method, the Childhood Attachment and Relational Trauma Screen (CARTS), was developed, focusing specifically on the familial environment and childhood attachment relationships. Prior validation studies of the English and Italian versions of the CARTS have tended to support its use.

Objective: The current study aims at evaluating the psychometric properties of the German version of the CARTS as well as conducting cross-cultural comparison analyses. It is part of an international research project of the Global Collaboration on Traumatic Stress which was initiated by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS).

Method: The sample consisted of n = 140 participants from the German general population aged 18 or older. Further trauma specific measures (GPS, BSI-18, CTQ-SF, ECR-R, PBI) were included for validation. Cross-cultural comparisons were conducted with a German subsample of students in reference to Italian- and English-speaking student samples.

Results: Most CARTS subscales showed acceptable internal consistency. Statistically significant relationships were observed with other measures of childhood trauma exposure and parental bonding, as well as PTSD- and other distress-related outcomes. Comparing the German-speaking sample with Italian- and English-speaking samples indicated significant differences with regard to childhood attachment and child maltreatment.

Conclusion: The present findings are consistent with previous results concerning the CARTS and advance the validation of this novel survey method within German-speaking samples. Further, the CARTS appears to be sensitive to cross-sample differences in childhood attachment and child maltreatment. Further psychometric evaluations of the CARTS in other languages and within further German-speaking samples are needed.



中文翻译:

德国童年依恋和关系创伤筛查 (CARTS) 的验证和跨文化比较

摘要

背景:虐待儿童植根于家庭、社会和文化影响的复杂系统中。然而,在以前的创伤史测量中,并未充分考虑到发生虐待儿童的微系统框架。为了包括这种关系背景,开发了一种新颖的调查方法,即童年依恋和关系创伤筛查 (CARTS),特别关注家庭环境和童年依恋关系。先前对 CARTS 的英语和意大利语版本的验证研究倾向于支持它的使用。

目的:本研究旨在评估德语版 CARTS 的心理测量特性,并进行跨文化比较分析。它是国际创伤应激研究协会 (ISTSS) 发起的全球创伤应激合作国际研究项目的一部分。

方法:样本由n = 140 名来自德国 18 岁或以上普通人群的参与者组成。包括进一步的创伤特定测量(GPS、BSI-18、CTQ-SF、ECR-R、PBI)以进行验证。参考意大利语和英语学生样本,对德国学生子样本进行了跨文化比较。

结果:大多数 CARTS 子量表显示出可接受的内部一致性。观察到与童年创伤暴露和父母关系的其他措施以及 PTSD 和其他痛苦相关结果的统计显着关系。将讲德语的样本与讲意大利语和英语的样本进行比较,表明在童年依恋和儿童虐待方面存在显着差异。

结论:目前的研究结果与之前关于 CARTS 的结果一致,并推进了德语样本中这种新型调查方法的验证。此外,CARTS 似乎对童年依恋和虐待儿童的跨样本差异很敏感。需要在其他语言和更多德语样本中对 CARTS 进行进一步的心理测量评估。

更新日期:2021-05-27
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